Ethiopia Getting There & Away

Getting There & Away

International flights to Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Airlines has an extensive network within Africa with connections from Abidjan, Accra, Bamako, Brazzaville, Bujumbura, Cairo, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Douala, Entebbe, Harare, Hargeisa, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Kinshasa, Lagos, Lilongwe, Lome, Luanda, Lusaka, Nairobi and Ndjamena. Ethiopian also has flights to Dire Dawa from Djibouti. From Nairobi and Djibouti Kenya Airways also have flights (from Nairobi KLM has codeshare) to Addis Ababa. SAA has codeshare on Ethiopian�s flight from Johannesburg. From outside Africa to Addis Ababa: Ethiopian from Amsterdam, Bangkok, Beijing, Beirut, Delhi, Dubai, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hongkong, Jeddah, London, Mumbai, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Tel Aviv and Washington. BA from London. Saudia from Jeddah. Yemenia Yemen Air from Sanaa. Lufthansa/United Airlines from Frankfurt. CAUTION;- Arriving without a major currency such as Euros or American dollars is not recommended, especially if one has not obtained a visa prior to arrival. Travellers cheques can be exchanged at the airport. If you have a prior arrangement, many hotels will send a vehicle to pick up pre-booked guests from the airport. Overland: There are trains from Djibouti through Dire Dawa to Addis Ababa but not reliable and can be very dangerous. Overland travel from Kenya is possible through Moyale security became better, you can hitch a ride on a cattletruck from Isiolo. Road condition is ok, but do not expect a comfy ride. You have a great view from the truck for a couple of days though. By car One way to get in from Sudan is via the border village of Metema. One way to get in from Kenya is via the border town of Moyale. The road from Kenya to Ethiopia through the town of Moyale is much better and well maintained than the road from Sudan to Ethiopia through Metema. From Moyale there is all kind of transport into Ethiopia. The border between Eritrea and Ethiopia is closed and overland travel from Sudan and from Somalia hardly to be recommended. By bus Public transportation brings you to the border. To/from Sudan or Kenya you just walk to the other side. If you arrive to the border towns late at night, try not to cross the border in the dark. Wait in the town and do your traveling in the morning. Busses that cover some distance start in early morning. This implies that if you arrive during the day you would be stuck at least untill the next morning. From Gedaref (Sudan) catch a bumpy bus or truck (700 SDnr) to the border. The Sudanese side is consisted of several small villeges and a tiny town. In Ethiopia you could find better, but basic accommodation. By boat Ethiopia is landlocked and currently uses the seaport in Djibouti.